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I might have a healthier life if I didn't harbor fascinations with bizarre cult and outsider musicians. But on the other hand,

1) the fascinations usually don't last much longer than it takes to write about them on here

2) Supposedly composer Paul Rudy once proposed that art = entertainment + ambiguity, and if he was correct, then this shit is art, period

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3) The old song goes that jazz is the only truly American art form. This is not true. Cult figures collectively constitute another one. No other culture has created such an apparently inexhaustible supply of wacky personalities, each with one crazy idea that is at least worth watching for a few minutes. It helps that this occurred in a time when they were all capable of videotaping themselves enacting said crazy ideas.

All of this being a run-up to introducing the entertainment and ambiguity of The Great Daryl Nathan, a Grand Rapids, MI musician famous for his omnipresence on public access TV in the mid-1990s. Be sure to enjoy his pre- and post-performance talks as well.